colin cairns

Love trance and all things linux!!!

[Astronomy Vibes @AstronomyVibes]

Maybe aliens have found us… and decided to steer clear. 🛸

Arthur C. Clarke, the visionary writer and futurist who co-wrote the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey, offered a famously provocative take on why we haven’t encountered extraterrestrial life.

While many ponder the “great silence” of the universe, Clarke suggested the problem isn’t our isolation—it’s our reputation. “I’m sure the universe is full of intelligent life,” he once said. “It’s just been too intelligent to come here.”

Far from a cynical jab, Clarke’s quote taps into a deeper reflection on humanity’s development. Perhaps advanced civilizations observe us with caution, seeing our technological power outpacing our wisdom.

It’s a sharp, witty take that still resonates today as we continue to search the cosmos—not only for signs of life, but for signs of readiness to meet it.

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

NASA's Dragonfly will explore Titan – a moon with rivers, dunes, and thick atmosphere – unlike anywhere we've ever visited.

Join us July 16 at 2pm ET for a behind-the-scenes look at the mission. Bring your questions & set a reminder here: https://t.co/SfGzbIsVcc

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

The International Space Station orbited over Los Angeles on July 4th as America marked 250 years of independence with a burst of fireworks lighting up the city below — a celebration so bright it reached all the way to space!

[Astronomy Vibes @AstronomyVibes]

If you ever get lost in the Milky Way galaxy, this is your map to get back to EARTH.

[Xavi Bros @Xavi_Bros]

Via @konstructivizm:

[HAYABUSA2@JAXA @haya2e_jaxa]

Hayabusa2 has performed the Torifune flyby, and on July 5 at 18:35 JST, ground control confirmed that the spacecraft is operating normally.

[Bite-Sized Nostalgia @landofthe80s]

What is your favorite Star Wars movie from the franchise?

[Formula 1 @F1]

One change 👉 Alex Albon will start from the pit lane

[Astronomy Vibes @AstronomyVibes]

Somewhere in the cosmos, life may be asking the same question we do, gazing at stars and wondering if they are alone.

[HAYABUSA2@JAXA @haya2e_jaxa]

It's now just 2 days left until the flyby of asteroid Torifune by Hayabusa2! Is this what the flyby will really look like, team? 🤔

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship 60-second static fire ahead of the thirteenth flight test

[Phys.org @physorg_com]

The Milky Way’s outer spiral arms may sit up to 10% farther away than thought, after X-ray echoes from three distant explosions traced dust in the galaxy’s far edge. @esa @AandA_journal https://t.co/0NXCaAq87a

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

This is by no means a dark lair of cosmic evil, but rather a quite cozy stellar nursery—the gas-and-dust nebula LDN 43, where active star formation is taking place. The object is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, 1,400 light-years from Earth.

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Observing Jupiter in real time through the eyepiece of a 24-inch telescope.33p

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

No, this isn't an illustration of a distant exoplanet; it’s Saturn 🪐. Its unusual color is due to the fact that the image was captured in the infrared range.

At the bottom, you can see a small sphere—that’s Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Incidentally, it possesses an atmosphere one and a half times denser than Earth’s. The image was taken by the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii.

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[Bite-Sized Nostalgia @landofthe80s]

"Cannonball Run II" starring Burt Reynolds debuted in theatres today in '84.

BITE-SIZED FACT | The film marked the final feature film apps of Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra. Their appearances, coupled with those of Sammy Davis Jr. & Shirley MacLaine, marked the final on-screen appearance of the old Rat Pack team. #80s

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon 9 launches the @SiriusXM SXM-11 mission to orbit from Florida

[Sophia @SophiaFioren]

magnificent artwork..

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment, proving that lightning is electrical. This led to the invention of the lightning rod, drastically reducing the damage caused by storms. ✍️

[Bite-Sized Nostalgia @landofthe80s]

The fantasy film "Labyrinth" starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie was released in theatres today in 1986.

BITE-SIZED FACT | It was the last feature film that Jim Henson directed.